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DAME DEIRDRE HUTTON CBE became Chair of the Food Standards Agency in July 2005. She has served on a number of public bodies and has considerable experience of corporate governance, risk-based regulation and consumer policy. She is Vice-Chair of the [[European Food Safety Authority]] Management Board and Deputy Chair of the Financial Services Authority. For five years, she was Chair of the [[National Consumer Council]], having formerly chaired the [[Scottish Consumer Council]]. Prior to her appointment at the [[Food Standards Agency]], she was a member of the [[Better Regulation Task Force]]. | DAME DEIRDRE HUTTON CBE became Chair of the Food Standards Agency in July 2005. She has served on a number of public bodies and has considerable experience of corporate governance, risk-based regulation and consumer policy. She is Vice-Chair of the [[European Food Safety Authority]] Management Board and Deputy Chair of the Financial Services Authority. For five years, she was Chair of the [[National Consumer Council]], having formerly chaired the [[Scottish Consumer Council]]. Prior to her appointment at the [[Food Standards Agency]], she was a member of the [[Better Regulation Task Force]]. | ||
Revision as of 16:47, 20 February 2006
From a biog on the Food Standards Agency:
Website: DAME DEIRDRE HUTTON CBE became Chair of the Food Standards Agency in July 2005. She has served on a number of public bodies and has considerable experience of corporate governance, risk-based regulation and consumer policy. She is Vice-Chair of the European Food Safety Authority Management Board and Deputy Chair of the Financial Services Authority. For five years, she was Chair of the National Consumer Council, having formerly chaired the Scottish Consumer Council. Prior to her appointment at the Food Standards Agency, she was a member of the Better Regulation Task Force.
She has held a number of positions on bodies dealing with food issues, including Chair of the Foresight Panel on the Food Chain and Crops for Industry, Chair of the Food Chain Centre, and membership of the Policy Commission on the Future of Farming and Food (the Curry Commission).
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Personal interests
Consultancies and/or direct employment
Deputy Chair, European Food Safety Authority Deputy Chair, Financial Services Authority
Thomas Hutton (son), research chemist, Tate & Lyle plc Nicholas Hutton (son), Researcher for Jo Swinson, MP
Shares in GlaxoSmithKline, Tesco, Unilever, BskyB, and Scottish Radio to a value of approximately £43,500
Close family members hold shares in GlaxoSmithKline, ICI, Tesco, Scottish & Newcastle, Unilever and Marks & Spencer to a value of approximately £88,000
Clubs and other organisations
Forum UK, a club for senior women in UK, some of whom are in the food and related industries
Other public appointments
Trustee of Picker Institute Europe, a charity devoted to enhancing the role of patients within medicine
